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Is this a fibula?

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Mayadigger:
Ave!

Copper alloy; 47mm/6.6gm
The bow is broken but there is a residual pin catch below.
What the heck is this thing?!

SC:
Weird.  I see what you mean, but hard to tell if that is a pin catch and it is some weird local fibula type or if it is something completely different that just looks like it has a pin catch.  The (bull ?) horned design is not typical..

SC

Mayadigger:
Ave Shawn,


--- Quote from: SC on May 04, 2022, 08:21:16 pm ---Weird.  I see what you mean, but hard to tell if that is a pin catch and it is some weird local fibula type or if it is something completely different that just looks like it has a pin catch.  The (bull?) horned design is not typical.

SC
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Hard to see in the photo, but the curve on the "catch pin" is clearly seen in hand. And, yes, it is really weird. Celtic maybe?

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